• 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers-13
• 1955 New York Yankees-2

Oct 4th, 1955-After coming back 3 games to 1 to tie things up and send it to a 7^th game, the Yankees were feeling like luck was on their side, but it just was not to be as the big bats from Brooklyn came back with a vengeance after only scoring 1 run in the last 2 games.  The Dodgers piled up 15 hits including 3 triples and 3 home runs to put all the worries to rest and finally get vengeance on their nemesis Yankees.  Again Podres gave up only 1 earned run on a 5^th inning homer to Andy Carey and striking out 7 on his way to his 2^nd win of the series.  A big 6 run 1^st set the stage for an unexciting finale to a back and forth series that promised to be interesting, but didn’t deliver as the Dodgers made easy work of the Bronx Bombers.  Brooklyn scored 13 runs on 15 hits with 1 error while the defeated Yanks only scored 2 runs on 7 hits with 0 errors.

Notes: Played at Soothing Meadows on 27 Oct 2016. In the original game 7, the Brooklyn Dodgers won by the score of 2-0.

• 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers-0
• 1955 New York Yankees-1

Oct 3rd, 1955-Heart means a lot and in baseball it means so much more. Down 3 games to 1 the Yankees never gave up.  They never faltered.  They never thought it was over.  Ford may have been the reason behind the Yanks wins in game 1 and game 5, but he was nowhere to be found and instead Tommy Byrne showed up and delivered a shut-out in game 6 to keep the New York darlin’s alive.  All that was needed was a 2 out double from Hank Bauer to bring the series to a 3-3 tie and a decisive 7^th game.  His crucial 4^th inning RBI double was all the Yanks required to secure a victory in game 6 and send this World Series to a do or die 7^th game.  Complete games by both pitchers produced a Yankees victory with 1 run on 8 hits and no errors.  They defeated the Dodgers, who had 0 runs on 6 hits with no errors.

Notes: Played at Soothing Meadows on 26 Oct 2016. In the original game 6, the New York Yankees won by the score of 5-1. Also on this date in 1955, The Mickey Mouse Club premieres on ABC.

• 1955 New York Yankees-4
• 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers-1

Oct 2nd, 1955-The Yankees finally discover Brooklyn’s kryptonite. Whitey Ford, who pitched the Yankees to a 6-1 victory in game 1, returned to shut down the best offense in the majors again.  Unfortunately, for the Yankees they cannot pitch him every game because he put up another 1 run shut down of the boys in blue and white.  Ford helped himself with an RBI groundout to short in the 2^nd inning.  Hank Bauer followed with a 2 RBI base hit that proved to be all the Bronx bombers needed to secure the victory.  In front of 36,796, New York scored 3 in the 2^nd and added a solo shot from Berra in the 9^th to bring the series closer with a 4-1 victory.  The Dodgers got their lone run thanks to a solo home run from Furillo in the fourth, but that proved to be all they could muster against the dominate Ford.  Yankees win with 4 runs on 6 hits with no errors.  The Dodgers lose with 1 run on 4 hits and no errors.

Notes: Played at Soothing Meadows on 22 Oct 2016. In the original game 5, the Brooklyn Dodgers won by the score of 5-3. Also on this date in 1955, Alfred Hitchcock Presents premieres on CBS.

• 1955 New York Yankees-2
• 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers-10

Oct 1st, 1955-For a series that has not seen a home run since game 1 four days earlier, game 4 saw the ball go deep four times. “The Mick” had a 2 run shot for the Yankees only runs of the game while the Dodgers got back to back bombs from Snider and Hodges in the 7^th and a solo shot from Campanella to lead off the 8^th while coasting to a 10-2 victory.  For the first time this series the Yankees had to go deep into their bullpen while watching the Dodgers’ starter Clem Labine go the full 9 innings for the win, but it was Brooklyn’s offense that were the heroes behind 5 for 3 showings and homers from Campenella and Hodges.  34,242 came out to watch their beloved Dodgers get within 1 game of the championship.  The Yankees scored 2 runs on 9 hits with 2 errors while Brooklyn put up 10 on 12 hits with 1 error.

Notes: Played at Soothing Meadows on 20 Oct 2016. In the original game 4, the Brooklyn Dodgers won by the score of 8-5.

• 1955 New York Yankees-2
• 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers-4

Sept 30th, 1955-For the last ever World Series game to be played in September the smallest crowd of the series showed up to unenthusiastically celebrate the feat. 34,209 Brooklyn faithful showed up to watch their boys take a 2-1 series lead after a hard fought pitcher’s duel with both teams hurling over 10 strikeouts a piece and playing complete games.  Again the Dodgers were outhit, but they strung together a big 6^th inning scoring 3 runs which would have been enough, but they added an insurance run in the 8^th to win by 2.  Brooklyn’s pitcher Johnny Podres was the games star tossing 12 strikeouts and only surrendering 1 earned run.  The Yanks scored 2 runs on 8 hits with 1 error.  The Dodgers scored 4 on 6 hits with no errors.

Notes: Played at Soothing Meadows on 19 Oct 2016. In the original game 3, the Brooklyn Dodgers won by the score of 8-3. Also on this date in 1955, Actor James Dean is killed when his car collides with another car in California.

• 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers-8
• 1955 New York Yankees-3

Sept 29th, 1955-Hoping to watch the Bronx bombers take a 2-0 lead, the series largest crowd came out to see game 2 at Yankee Stadium with 64,707 in attendance, but the Yankee faithful were to be disappointed as the Dodger offense came alive for a 5 run victory. Despite outhitting the Dodgers 15 to 10 and getting a hit every inning, they were unable to string them together to get enough runs on the board.  The Dodgers were able to string ‘em together for 3 runs in the 4^th and 7^th innings and sandwiched their 3 run 4^th with 1 in the 3^rd and 5^th on their way to an 8-3 victory.  The Dodgers had to go through 4 pitchers to get their victory, but get it they did behind a 3 for 3 showing by Duke Snider which included 2 doubles and a run.  The Dodgers scored 8 runs on 10 hits with 1 error.  The Yankees scored 3 runs on 15 hits with 1 error.

Notes: Played at Soothing Meadows on 19 Oct 2016. In the original game 2, the New York Yankees won by the score of 4-2.

• 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers-1
• 1955 New York Yankees-6

Sept 28th, 1955-The Brooklyn Dodgers came by subway to Yankee Stadium to take on the mighty Yanks in front of a crowd of 63,869. On the mound for the Yankees was all-star Whitey Ford facing 20 game winner Don Newcombe.  Ford was to be the better pitcher this day, holding the Dodgers to just 1 run on 8 hits and never found himself in trouble.  His opposite, Newcombe, was perfect for the first 3 innings before giving up a 3-run homer in the 4^th and another run in the 7^th and was then replaced by Bessent.  On offense Yogi Berra proved to be the game’s hero going 2 for 4 with 4 Rbi’s and the game winning home run in the 4^th.  The Dodgers scored 1 run on 8 hits with no errors while the Yanks scored 6 on 11 hits with 1 error.

Notes: Played at Soothing Meadows on 19 Oct 2016. In the original game 1, the New York Yankees won by the score of 6-5.